RE: Competition : Subaru Legacy GT 2.5

[Terrence Murphy <terryjm@teleport.com>]

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> Has anyone driven or seen the new Legacy GT. With it's color matched side
> cladding, and BBS lookalike rims the car is definitely aimed in the GLX's
> competition range. I like the awd option, but the VR6 flat out spanks the
> 2.5L 4cyl Boxer that the Legacy has. Later-G

Yes, I test drove this car, too.  My dad is a Subaru lover, so I had little choice ;-)  
It's a nice car, but it isn't anywhere near the driver's car that the Jetta GLX is, and 
it's more expensive, too.  Although, that includes all-wheel-drive, so it's still a good 
value relative to the Jetta GLX.  It's about the same exterior and interior dimensions 
as the Jetta.  It's engine is rated similar to the VR6 (165hp vs. VW's 173hp), but 
it didn't feel anywhere near as powerful as the VR6.  The suspension, too, was no 
where near as sporty as the Jetta's.  It wasn't very responsive to throttle or steering 
and had excessive body roll.  In short, it wasn't fun to drive.  But it was a fairly nice 
car with AWD.  From what I've read, the closest competition the Jetta GLX would 
be Ford's Countour SVT, but I haven't test driven that one.  Anybody driven one?

Terry

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